1. The following days are declared to be legal holidays for state, county and city governmental offices:
January 1 (New Year’s Day)
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is on January 15 but is to be observed on the third Monday in January
Washington’s birthday is on February 22 but is to be observed on the third Monday in February
Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
July 4 (Independence Day)
First Monday in September (Labor Day)
Nevada Day is October 31 but is to be observed on the last Friday in October
November 11 (Veterans Day)
Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Family Day)
December 25 (Christmas Day)
Any day that may be appointed by the President of the United States for public fast, thanksgiving or as a legal holiday except for any Presidential appointment of the fourth Monday in October as Veterans Day.
2. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 293.560 and 293C.527, all state, county and city offices, courts, public schools and the Nevada System of Higher Education must close on the legal holidays enumerated in subsection 1 unless in the case of appointed holidays all or a part thereof are specifically exempted.
3. If January 1, July 4, November 11 or December 25 falls upon a:
(a) Sunday, the Monday following must be observed as a legal holiday.
(b) Saturday, the Friday preceding must be observed as a legal holiday.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 560; A 1971, 589, 1320, 2083; 1975, 829; 1979, 603; 1987, 215; 1989, 684; 1993, 368, 2199; 1997, 3474, 3515; 1999, 679, 2410)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 236 - Holidays and Periods of Observance
NRS 236.027 - Cesar Chavez Day.
NRS 236.032 - Asian Culture Day.
NRS 236.035 - Constitution Week and Constitution Day.
NRS 236.036 - Sarah Winnemucca Day.
NRS 236.037 - Indigenous Peoples Day.
NRS 236.038 - Nevada Tribes Legislative Day.
NRS 236.040 - Nevada All-Indian Stampede Days and Native American Day.
NRS 236.041 - Healthcare Decisions Day.
NRS 236.043 - Buffalo Soldiers Day.
NRS 236.045 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
NRS 236.047 - Veterans Day at the Legislature.
NRS 236.050 - Nevada Mineral Industry Week.
NRS 236.053 - Public Lands Day.
NRS 236.065 - Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Week.
NRS 236.070 - Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.
NRS 236.073 - Week of Respect.
NRS 236.075 - Archeological Awareness and Historic Preservation Month.
NRS 236.085 - Paleontological Awareness Month.
NRS 236.090 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
NRS 236.095 - Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month.